Newcastle International Airport is situated in the area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, about 6 miles north of the city centre. Newcastle International was rated the 11th busiest airport in the UK, and the second busiest in Northern England, with Manchester coming first, handling over 4.8 million passengers.

The airport is owned by seven local authorities: City of Newcastle, City of Sunderland, Durham County Council, Gateshead MBC, North Tyneside MBC, Northumberland County Council and South Tyneside MBC. Copenhagen Airport sold the stake in Newcastle to AMP Capital, which is an Australian based investment company.

Newcastle airport was opened on 26th July 1935 and was known back then as Woolsington Aerodrome – the airport was opened by Sirt Phillip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for Air. At this time, the airport consisted of one clubhouse, one hangar, few workshops, a fuel garage and a single grass runway with a building cost of around £35,000.

Features:

• 20cm/pixel Photoscenery
• 150 square km of custom Landclass
• Custom ground polygon
• FTX Global & Default Compatibility
• SODE controlled jetways (1.5.2)
• All tower interiors
• 3D Grass edging
• 3D Approach lights
• Terminal interior
• St Mary’s Lighthouse
• “Dynamic Effect” ground lighting
• Ambient animations
• Custom terrain model (Landside car park)